PROGRAM OBJECTIVES & COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

  The Patient Care Technician program is designed to prepare students for employment as an advanced cross-trained health care worker.   The program consists of theoretical classroom lecture and clinical externships that program encompasses the Nursing Assistant program and progresses into the Patient Care Technician program, as well as Phlebotomy. 

Upon completing of this program, students will be eligible to take the Florida State’s Nursing Assistant certification exam.  Many graduates continue their education and increase their career potential by enrolling in Licensed Practical Nursing and Registered Nursing programs.  

    The Medical Assistant program offers students a broad foundation in basic medical assisting skills, including a period of practical experience in a medical facility working under the supervision of clinical personnel and the medical assistant program coordinator.  Students’ training will include clinical, laboratory, and medical office procedures courses necessary to become a successful medical assistant.  The distinguishing feature of this curriculum is that it also incorporates the administrative medical skills necessary for skilled office workers.  Students in the medical assistant program also learn basic accounting procedures and computer skills.  They will be able to create, interpret, and manage records, and to compute and analyze healthcare data. 

   The Phlebotomy Technician Program is designed to provide students with information about the health care delivery system, collection of materials and equipment, vein puncture and capillary puncture techniques, specimen transport and processing techniques, quality assurance and safety techniques, basic concepts of communications, and medical and legal implications of blood collection. 

Students who successfully complete the Phlebotomy Technician Program are eligible to take the national certification examinations given by either the National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel (NCA) or the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Board of Registry (ASCP).

   The Medical Insurance Billing and Coding program provides the student with the appropriate didactic theory and hands-on skills required and necessary, to prepare them for entry-level positions as medical insurance biller and coders in health care offices, clinics, and facilities. 

Students study coding procedures as well as the proper management and execution of various medical insurance plans and programs.  Students learn to prepare insurance claim forms, both manually and by computer.  Additional skills included in this program encompass interviewing and documentation methods required to obtain and using patient information necessary for successful claims management.  Ethical and legal responsibilities of the health care worker as they relate to the medical office are included in the program.  General communication skills and professionalism are taught and addressed throughout the program. 

     The objective of this program is to prepare students for employment as Basic X-Ray Machine Operators.  The students are instructed in patient care, radiation protection, patient positioning, radiographic equipment and accessories, image production and evaluation.  Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take the State of Florida Basic X-Ray Operator Examination for licensure.

       The Pharmacy Technician diploma program provides both technical and practical training that will enable the technician, upon certification, licensure or registration, to function as a competent entry-level pharmacy technician to the licensed pharmacist.  Pharmacy is a dynamic field requiring an ongoing learning process.  Today’s pharmacy technician has assumed the position which supports and enhances the progressive direction taken by pharmacies.  The technician has also become the key person in assuring the smooth uninterrupted functioning of traditional pharmacy services.  Graduates from this training program will become active participants in this growing filed by exhibiting competence through knowledge and skills learned through the school.